functioning as
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As 39 states move to restrict cellphones in classrooms, the Evo is doubling down on what made the TI-84 a staple in classrooms, functioning as a distraction-free device that fulfills academic math needs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is Exhibit A. A guarantee that demands this much luck, money, and endurance before a court will enforce it has not been functioning as a guarantee.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
“This area acted as support earlier in the year before eventually giving way, and recent price action suggests it is now functioning as resistance,” the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The other bonus tracks are more reflective, essentially functioning as a post-mortem on her love life.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
There seemed to be no way in which atoms and molecules could somehow spontaneously fall together to create organisms of such awesome complexity and subtle functioning as grace every region of the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
